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High tides, downpours, and Squamish outflows have arrived in Mannion Bay, putting the Municipality and Cormorant Marine to work dealing with un-moored boats and those that appear at risk of becoming un-moored.

Major surveys done by Bowen Island organizations in the past few years point towards the need for community gathering spaces, say members of the Municipality’s Community Centre Steering Committee.

After two years of hard work and community consultation, initiated and led by the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC), BIM Council has adopted the revised Cultural Master Plan as Bylaw #466 on October 10.

On Friday afternoon, a group of islanders migrated to from the Snug Café to the Caring Circle cottage on Cardena Road to discuss ways to provide immediate help to individuals on Bowen Island who find themselves without a safe, warm and dry place to s

Cold snap has Bowen Island grappling with homelessness

Housing activist counts himself among islanders with “inadequate housing”

Throughout a two and a half year consultation process, Bowen Islanders had their say about parks and trails on Bowen Island. Unsurprisingly, islanders said they enjoy walking, hiking, swimming and searching for dinosaur bones in these spaces.

According to Ocean Ambassadors Canada, there are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean.

Council confirmed Bowen’s commitment to community co-operation in Howe Sound by agreeing to annual contributions funding the creation of a marine reference guide. This is the first action item in the Ocean Watch – Howe Sound Edition (oceanwatch.

At midnight on Sunday, October 29, the paramedics on Bowen informed the RCMP of a vehicle that drove over an embankment on Charlie’s Lane. Both driver and passenger were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital by water taxi.